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- noun Judaism A
prayerbook for the holidays ofRosh Hashanah andYom Kippur .
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Examples
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She must have really cared about those tickets, to move them to the new machzor when the time came.
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It was actually just about perfect for me — all the good jazz I expect from the machzor, plus all the good jazz I get out of niggunim and really settling in to the day.
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I'll happily pay those three second as often as needed if it means I get a machzor that is light, and can be held easily with one hand.
DovBear 2010
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Some who saw early versions of the machzor, which was tested in six congregations, say it answers a need articulated by Conservative laypeople as well as clergy.
Articles 2010
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The Birnbaum machzor isn't bad either, It offers a better translation and commentary as compared with the Art Scroll.
DovBear 2010
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My favorite machzor is the zichron lipa a pocket sized, hard cover, ashkenaz machzor that goes with me even when I have the misfortune of davening with sefardim.
DovBear 2010
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This Rosh Hashanah, worshipers in Conservative congregations across North America will find themselves using a new machzor.
Articles 2010
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Ten rabbis and cantors spent 12 years putting together the machzor, meeting twice a month for more than a decade.
Articles 2010
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As a hopeless ideologue, Obama cannot seem to help himself as he hijacked the intent and meaning of Rosh Hashanah for partisan political purposes, therefore, what was supposed to be a nice message to the Jewish community quickly became his own stump speech that advocated for embracing diversity, fighting prejudice, and having a two-state solution in the Middle East, etc. -- items conspicuous in their absence from any Rosh Hashashah machzor.
American Thinker 2010
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The Conservative leadership hopes the new machzor will help worshipers deepen their synagogue experience.
Articles 2010
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